Nigerian army speaks on alleged arrest of retired general for criticizing Akpabio

The Nigerian Army has denied claims that Haruna Garba Gololo, popularly known arsenic Garus Gololo, is simply a retired wide successful the Nigerian Army.

In a connection issued on Tuesday via its societal media platforms, the Army described reports identifying Gololo arsenic a retired Nigerian Army General arsenic mendacious and misleading.

The absorption followed a work successful immoderate media outlets that a retired Nigerian service wide was arrested successful Abuja aft criticising Senate President Godswill Akpabio implicit comments connected 2027 election.

According to the Army, Gololo is neither a serving nor retired unit of the Nigerian Army and has ne'er served successful the unit successful immoderate capacity.

“The Nigerian Army wishes to categorically authorities that the said idiosyncratic is neither a serving nor retired unit of the Nigerian Army and has ne'er astatine immoderate clip served successful the Nigerian Army successful immoderate capableness whatsoever. 

“Accordingly, the portrayal of the idiosyncratic arsenic a retired General of the Nigerian Army is false, misleading, and susceptible of creating incorrect impressions successful the minds of the public,” portion of the connection said.

The Army urged media organisations to workout owed diligence and uphold professionalism, accuracy and fairness successful reporting issues relating to t...